AGL hosts Coopers Gap Wind Farm community meeting

AGL Energy (AGL) welcomed local residents to attend the Coopers Gap Wind Farm Community Consultative Committee (CCC) meeting at the Cooranga North Memorial Hall, today, for an update on the project.

AGL’s Coopers Gap Wind Farm Project Manager, Evan Carless, said the project is on track and looked forward to discussing the project with the community.

“We discussed many aspects of the project including the EPC tenderer process, which we have been conducting for both the construction as well as the long-term operation and maintenance of the wind farm.

“The tender process will continue until we reach financial close on the project, which we hope will be in the second half of this year. At that point we will award the contract to the successful tenderer." said Mr Carless.

The CCC provided an opportunity for the community to ask questions and learn more about the project.

It is hoped the Coopers Gap Wind Farm will be the next greenfield renewable development offered to the Powering Australian Renewables Fund (PARF). The PARF is a partnership between AGL, QIC and Future Fund, which is targeting the development of approximately 1,000 MW of large-scale renewable energy projects.

The Coopers Gap Wind Farm is proposed to have an approved capacity of up to 460 MW, which would produce around 1,400 GWh of renewable energy, powering more than 240,000 average Australian homes. The renewable energy produced would reduce CO2 emissions by approximately 1,100,000 tonnes annually, which is the equivalent of taking over 320,000 cars off the road.